>John,
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>I don't deal with the subscription side at all, I was primarily the database architect to create the new system. AFAIK you don't have to subscribe at all if you don't want to get the mail scans reported out to you.

True,

But since, all the additional service benefits are only cost effective for large mailers, that leaves small and mid size mailers with a larger barcode that is harder to produce and verify, no upside, only downside that I can see for the small mailer.